Ben Shapiro Points Out Logical Inconsistency In Transgender Debate

The controversy surrounding transgender bathroom policies has brought heated commentary from presidential candidates, political pundits, as well as concerned American citizens.

Conservative columnist Ben Shapiro took to Twitter to shed light on the debate. For those in support of gender identity rather than biological sex dictating bathroom use, “inclusivity” and a call for non-discrimination are often cited as the basis for their support.

On Twitter Friday, Shapiro pointed out the inconsistency in this line of reasoning. A women’s bathroom that bans men who identify as men is still making a distinction between persons, and is, by definition, discriminatory.

Some in favor of the new bathroom policies argue there have been infrequent cases of rape, and other sexual crimes by transgenders in public restrooms. In what seemed like a rebuttal to this argument, Shapiro tweeted again Friday:

We don’t have a statistical epidemic of men generally raping women in women’s bathrooms. Perhaps we should just let them all in.

This is not the first time Shapiro has interjected himself into controversy surrounding transgender issues. In a July 2015 episode of Dr. Drew, Shapiro participated in a debate over the merits of Caitlyn Jenner receiving the Arthur Ashe Courage Award. Transgender guest Zoey Tur threatened Shapiro, saying “You cut that out or you’re going home in an ambulance” after Shapiro referred to Tur as “sir.”